Jackie Baillie

14 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its draft Budget 2026-27 and the associated level 4 tables, whether it will provide a detailed breakdown of the £24.311 million allocation in the budget line, "Social Care Support - Other Spend".

Answer · Tom Arthur: The 2026-27 budget has not yet been passed by Parliament and is at draft stage. The level 4 breakdown provided in the budget tables is the lowest breakdown currently available as spending plans are still being developed by policy leads.However, on a provision…

14 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been provided to local authorities to address delayed discharges, broken down by local authority, in each of the last five years.

Answer · Tom Arthur: The 2026-27 Budget provides a further real terms increase in the Local Government Settlement, delivering record funding of almost £15.7 billion including, a quarter of a billion pounds of unrestricted General Revenue Grant.However, the Scottish Governme…

14 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many of the people who were experiencing a delayed discharge at the November 2025 census point, had been delayed for more than four weeks.

Answer · Neil Gray: Public Health Scotland publishes monthly Official Statistics on Delayed Discharge in NHS Scotland. The number of people delayed for more than four weeks at each monthly census point can be found in the detailed data tables for Standard delays and Code 9 (comp…

14 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its draft Budget 2026-27 and the associated level 4 tables, whether it will provide a detailed breakdown of the £100 million allocated to reform and improvement measures.

Answer · Neil Gray: The 2026-27 budget has not yet been passed by Parliament and is at draft stage. Spending plans are still being developed by policy leads, therefore there we are not in a position at this point to provide a detailed breakdown of what the budget will deliver.

14 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its draft Budget 2026-27 and the associated level 4 tables, whether it will provide a detailed breakdown of the £125.920 million committed to digital health and care.

Answer · Neil Gray: The 2026-27 Budget provides almost £22.5 billion investment in health and social care services exceeding consequentials and providing a real terms uplift to enable more sustainable and resilient services.In line with our Digital and Data Health and Care…

14 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its draft Budget 2026-27 and the associated level 4 tables, whether it will provide a detailed breakdown of the £21.163 million committed to long-term conditions.

Answer · Jenni Minto: The 2026-27 budget has not yet been passed by Parliament and is at draft stage. Provisionally, some of the budget will cover the £18.180 million required for the ongoing cost of consumables for people who received diabetes technologies through our natio…

14 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its draft Budget 2026-27 and the associated level 4 tables, whether it will provide a detailed breakdown of the £245.081 million in funding allocated to the Primary Care Fund.

Answer · Neil Gray: The 2026-27 budget has not yet been passed by Parliament and is at draft stage. Spending plans are still being developed by policy leads but provisionally the budget will deliver £245.1 million for the Primary Care Fund which pays for various programmes…

14 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its draft Budget 2026-27 and the associated level 4 tables, whether it will provide a detailed breakdown of the £2.3 billion allocated to investment for social care and integration.

Answer · Neil Gray: The 2026-27 Budget has not yet been passed by Parliament and is at draft stage. The level 4 breakdown provided in the budget tables is the most detailed breakdown currently available as spending plans are still being developed. However, the Budget shows total…

14 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its draft Budget 2026-27, whether the £135.5 million allocated to planned care in 2025-26 is recurring funding in 2026-27.

Answer · Neil Gray: The 2026-27 Budget is still at draft stage and has not yet been approved by Parliament. NHS Board planning for 2026-27 is underway, and dedicated funding will support the continuation of the progress delivered this year.

12 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider instructing the Scottish Health Technologies Group to conduct a rapid review of its 2023 guidance on the Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score test for postmenopausal lymph node-positive breast cancer patients, in light of new evidence reportedly demonstrating its …

Answer · Neil Gray: The Scottish Cancer Network (SCN) continue to regularly review the Clinical Management Pathway (CMP) for Breast Cancer and consider the need for updates based on new evidence relating to the use of tumour profiling tests for patients with early breast cancer.…

12 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to align Scotland's access to innovative genomic breast cancer diagnostics with the rest of the UK and other northern European countries, which already routinely use genomic tests to more accurately target treatment for postmenopausal lymph node-positive breast c…

Answer · Neil Gray: The Scottish Government is committed to improving the diagnosis and targeted treatment of breast cancer through our continued investment in genomics.We continue to work with NHS National Service Division (NSD), as the national commissioners of genomic testing…

12 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will call on the Scottish Health Technologies Group to reassess the case for implementation of genomic testing for breast cancer patients, specifically for those patients with lymph node-positive disease, to help ensure the right treatments are given to the right patients and …

Answer · Neil Gray: The Scottish Cancer Network (SCN) is responsible for the development and review of the Clinical Management Pathway (CMP) for Breast Cancer. This provides clinical consensus to guide decision making consistently across Scotland on optimal treatment options at …

12 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the study budget for doctors undertaking postgraduate training or professional development must be used to pay for mandatory training.

Answer · Neil Gray: In Scotland, £600 is the notional study leave allocation per resident doctor in training. This allocation is a guide for resident doctors and Training Programme Directors (TPDs) rather than a spending requirement.Study leave funding is aligned to curric…

7 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what trauma-informed sexual health clinics are provided by each NHS board, and what (a) funding arrangements and (b) staffing they have.

Answer · Jenni Minto: It is for NHS Boards to assess and fund the sexual health needs and required care of their population and ensure trauma-informed approach to care within services. Details of all sexual health services can be found on NHS Inform.If someone attends a Sexual Ass…

7 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-38776 by Ivan McKee on 11 July 2025, whether it will provide an update on what planning applications called in by the Scottish Ministers have yet to be determined, and when they were first submitted for consideration.

Answer · Ivan McKee: The following table lists planning applications called in by the Scottish Ministers and appeals recalled by them that are yet to be determined. It also includes the dates on which the applications were first notified to the Scottish Ministers prior to being c…

7 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has a strategy for (a) the conservation of and (b) investment in country parks.

Answer · Gillian Martin: The Scottish Government has no role in respect of country parks. Local authorities set up and manage most country parks using their powers under Section 48 of the Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967, though the National Trust for Scotland manages Brodick and Culz…

7 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what planning applications called in by the Scottish Ministers for consideration in the last five years have been subject to public hearings.

Answer · Ivan McKee: The following table lists 8 planning applications called in by Scottish Ministers and referred to the Directorate for Planning and Environmental Appeal (DPEA) for determination which were subject to hearing session/s being held and received over the last 5 ye…

7 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Minister for Public Finance will take a decision on the Lomond Banks planning application before the end of the current parliamentary session.

Answer · Ivan McKee: Scottish Ministers are giving full and proper consideration to the Reporter’s findings and recommendation on the Lomond Banks recalled appeal. The final decision will be issued as soon as possible. Updates will be published on the Planning and Environme…

7 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what funding it provides for country parks.

Answer · Gillian Martin: Local authorities set up and manage most country parks using their powers under Section 48 of the Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967. These parks are non-statutory designations that enable local authorities to establish areas for public access and enjoyment of t…

7 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many country parks there are in Scotland, and who (a) owns and (b) manages each. 

Answer · Gillian Martin: There are 40 country parks in Scotland. Local authorities set up and manage most country parks using their powers under Section 48 of the Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967, though the National Trust for Scotland manages Brodick and Culzean. These parks are non-…

7 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what meetings (a) the Scottish Ministers and (b) civil servants have had with representatives of Lomond Banks, and on what dates.

Answer · Ivan McKee: Scottish Ministers and civil servants involved in handling the Lomond Banks recalled appeal have not held any meetings with representatives of Lomond Banks regarding this appeal. The Scottish Government conducts its planning casework responsibilities in accor…

7 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the reporter’s report from the Planning and Environmental Appeals Division for the Lomond Banks planning application was received by the Scottish Ministers, and whether they subsequently sought additional information in determining the appeal.

Answer · Ivan McKee: Scottish Ministers received the reporter’s report from the Planning and Environmental Appeals Division on 9 September 2025. Following receipt of the report, no additional information has been sought by Scottish Ministers.

5 Jan 2026 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking following reports that the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital released the wrong body for cremation.

17 Dec 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42212 by Neil Gray on 5 December 2025, what data is currently captured by integration authorities that “evidences the value that effective and efficient community equipment and adaptation provision makes to the delivery of key service goals&rd…

Answer · Neil Gray: Scottish Government published Guidance on the Provision of Equipment and Adaptations in 2023, and key actions were identified for each section of the guidance, with the expectation that all partnerships will review these. One of these actions is that “I…

17 Dec 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42212 by Neil Gray on 5 December 2025, whether performance frameworks are in place in all integration authorities to outline the key areas that require to be measured and monitored to evaluate service effectiveness, as covered by the revised Good Pr…

Answer · Neil Gray: Scottish Government Equipment and adaptations: guidance on provision - gov.scot in 2023 and expects all Integration Authorities to take steps to implement this guidance.The revised Good Practice Guide on Providing Community Equipment was created to support an…

17 Dec 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42209 by Neil Gray on 5 December 2025, what action has been taken by Health and Social Care Partnerships (HSCPs) to mitigate any disruption to the supply chain in the medium to longer term, and whether there has there been any evaluation of lessons …

Answer · Neil Gray: Scottish Government remain engaged with Health and Social Care Partnerships (HSCPs) following the insolvency of NRS Healthcare, however ultimately decision making around procurement is the responsibility of local services.Through this engagement we know that …

17 Dec 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42209 by Neil Gray on 5 December 2025, who the current members of the National Equipment and Adaptations Network are, and whether membership includes representatives of service users and equipment providers.

Answer · Neil Gray: The National Equipment and Adaptations Network is made up of representatives from territorial boards and Health and Social Care Partnerships (HSCPs) across Scotland, as well as key stakeholders from across the sector who have direct responsibility for providi…

15 Dec 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42082 by Angela Constance on 9 December 2025, for what reason it is not commenting on civil court proceedings, and what specifically is stopping it from doing so. 

Answer · Angela Constance: The Scottish Government’s long-held position, which mirrors the UK Government’s, is that it does not regard it as appropriate to engage in public comment in respect of live court proceedings. That is different from saying that the position is that…

15 Dec 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42079 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 9 December 2025, and in light of reports that there is no restriction on the Scottish Ministers in relation to commenting on civil cases before the courts, for what reason the First Minister is not meeting For Wom…

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: As stated previously, it is the Scottish Government’s long-held position that it is inappropriate for Scottish Ministers to comment on live litigation. In all cases, we have an obligation to uphold the independence of the judiciary. Therefore it would a…

15 Dec 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42077 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 9 December 2025, on what dates the Working Group on the Supreme Court Judgement has met.

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: Since its establishment in April 2025, the Working Group has met on 30 April, 13 May, 29 May, 17 June, 31 July, 14 August, 28 August, 11 September, 25 September, 9 October, 23 October, 6 November, 20 November and 4 December.